Daniel Park
Daniel covers artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and the platforms that move modern software. Before CSBN News he reported on the consumer-tech beat for a digital-only daily and contributed analysis to a startup-focused newsletter. He is based in Brooklyn.
Recent articles
Bionic arms for five-year-olds, a third thumb, and the 90% who get nothing
A BBC Tech Life episode showcases the bleeding edge of prosthetics. The harder story is who can actually use any of it.
Waymo Halts Robotaxis in 5 Cities as Flood Patch Fails in Atlanta
A software stopgap pushed to all 3,791 Waymo vehicles depended on National Weather Service alerts that arrived too late. The same day, Waymo also pulled every freeway route in the US.
Atlanta Residents Cheer AI Productivity, Fear the Job Cuts It Brings
A new Atlanta Regional Commission snapshot finds 61% of metro residents expect AI to boost productivity, but 73% expect it to shrink the job pool, just as city hall reviews live AI deployments.
Newsom's AI Workforce Order Buys Time as Layoffs Mount
California's governor ordered agencies to study AI's disruption to workers. Labor leaders say studying isn't action, and a tougher bill already sits on his desk.
SpaceX scrubs Starship V3 debut a day after filing $1.75T IPO
A hydraulic pin halted Flight 12 at T-40 seconds. The S-1 filed hours earlier names Starship as the prospectus's top risk.
Destiny 2's managed ending: how live-service economics caught up with Bungie
Bungie will ship Destiny 2's final content update on June 9. The farewell is also a financial reckoning, with a $765 million Sony write-down and a struggling Marathon in the background.
To All the Sims I've Killed Before
Most of us have, at some point, trapped a Sim in a pool with no ladder or a room with no door. A confession, and a small theory about why sandbox games turn nice people into tiny tyrants.
8 Podcasts for the Tech Curious
You don't need a computer science degree to enjoy a good tech podcast. Here are eight kinds of shows that explain how the digital world works without putting you to sleep.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Suit Is Like a Tuxedo for the Starship Enterprise
SpaceX showed off a spacesuit that looked plucked from a sci-fi movie. The real trick was hiding serious life-support engineering inside something that could pull off a red carpet.